Hand held solid materials dispenser



July 28, 1964 E. SIERACKI HAND HELD soup MATERIALS DISPENSER Filed July25, .1962

E dwin Sierack/ 1N VEN TOR. wake BY fiat United States Patent 3,142,421HAND HELD SOLID MATERIALS DISPENSER Edwin Sieracki, Rte. 3, Manitowoc,Wis. Filed July 25, 1962, Ser. No. 212,370 Claims. (Cl. 222466) Thisinvention relates to new and useful improvements in portable handdispensers particularly for flowing solids such as sand, fertilizer,etc., and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, novel means whereby sand may be convenientlydeposited in the path of the drive wheels of a motor vehicle and closelyadjacent thereto when added traction is needed.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a sand,fertilizer, etc., dispenser of the aforementioned character which iscollapsible for compact storage when it is empty and not in use.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a portablegravity dispenser comprising a collapsible bag or container and adelivery tube extending therefrom, said delivery tube being detachableand comprising separable sections which, when not in use, may beconveniently stored in said bag or container.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a solid materialsdispenser of the character set forth which is comparatively simple inconstruction, strong, durable, compact, of light weight and which may bemanufactured at low cost.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a dispenser constructed in accordancewith the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a view in transverse section, taken substantially on theline 2-2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale in verticallongitudinal section through the forward end portion of the deliverytube, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of FIGURE 1; and

FIGURE 4 is a detail group perspective view of the delivery tube,showing the sections thereof in disassembled relation.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises ahorizontally elongated collapsible container of suitable flexiblematerial which is designated generally by reference numeral 5. Thecollapsible container 5 is also of any desired dimensions or capacity.

In the embodiment shown, the elongated container 5 includes a bottom 6,side walls 7, end walls 8 and a rounded top 9.

The top 9 of the container 5 has formed longitudinally therein anelongated opening 10 (see FIGURE 2). A closure in the form of a flap 11of suitable flexible material is provided for the opening 10. A snapfastener 12 secures the flap 11 in closed position. Mountedlongitudinally on the top 9 of the container 5 is a pair of generallyinverted U-shaped handles or grips 13 which bridge the flap 11.

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Fixed in an opening provided therefor in the lower portion of one of theend walls 8 of the collapsible bag or container 5 in communicationtherewith is a short pipe or nipple 14. Removably mounted in the nipple14 is a tapered funnel-type delivery tube or spout 15. The delivery tube15 comprises a pipe 16 which, in the embodiment shown, in slidablyinserted in the nipple 14 and removable therefrom. Removably mounted onthe forward end of the pipe 16 is a tapered section or nozzle 17. Acoupling or sleeve 18 detachably connects the members 16 and 17 in endabutting engagement (see FIG- URE 3).

It is thought that the use of the dispenser will be readily apparentfrom a consideration of the foregoing. Of course, the collapsible bag orcontainer 5 is filled with sand, for example, through the opening 10,the closure flap 11 being freed at 12 and raised to expose said opening.With the delivery spout or tube 15 in position, the flap 11 is securedin closed position and the device is ready for use. Of course, the sand,fertilizer or other material is discharged by gravity through thedelivery tube 15 by simply lifting the bag or container 5 and tiltingsame forwardly. The discharge or delivery tube 15 is of sufficientlength to facilitate depositing sand beneath the drive wheels or tiresof a motor vehicle. Also, fertilizer may be conveniently deposited inrows without the necessity of bending or stooping. When the device isnot in use the empty bag or container 5 may be readily collapsed forstorage in a limited space. When the device is to be placed in storagethe delivery tube 15 may be removed therefrom, the sections or members16 and 17 separated and placed in the bag or container 5.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A portable hand dispenser for solid fluent materials comprising anelongated box-like container having a flat bottom together with side andend walls upstanding from the periphery of said bottom together with atop which is transversely convex, a longitudinally extending handlemeans secured to and extending above said top and of an invertedU-shaped configuration, a filling opening in said top disposed beneathsaid handle means, a closure for said opening conforming to theconvexity of said top and secured at one end to said top at one side ofsaid opening and extending transversely of said top and across saidopening fastening means detachably securing the other end of saidclosure to said top, a solid fluent material delivery means for saidcontainer comprising an elongated tube mounted upon an end wall of saidcontainer at said bottom and extending from said container in the samedirection as said handle means, said tube having communication with theinterior of said container at said bottom.

2. The combination of claim 1 including a nipple secured to saidcontainer end wall and communicating with the container interior, saidtube comprising detachable, alined, nozzle and pipe sections removablyattached to said nipple.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said nozzle and pipe sections whenassembled are of a greater length than said container and whendisassembled are each of a length sufficient to allow their insertionthrough said opening for storage in said container, a connector sleeveembracing and releasably retaining adjacent ends of said sections inendwise abutting alinement.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said closure is of a pliablematerial.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein said container is of a pliablematerial.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSGoodykoontz Apr. 5, 1927 Deshayes Oct. 21, 1941 Dobbs et al. Feb. 26,1952 Smith Oct. 7, 1952 Britton Apr. 23, 1957 Mcnde Dec. 16, 1958FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain Dec. 29, 1960 Great Britain Apr. 26, 1961

1. A PORTABLE HAND DISPENSER FOR SOLID FLUENT MATERIALS COMPRISING ANELONGATED BOX-LIKE CONTAINER HAVING A FLAT BOTTOM TOGETHER WITH SIDE ANDEND WALLS UPSTANDING FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BOTTOM TOGETHER WITH ATOP WHICH IS TRANSVERSELY CONVEX, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING HANDLEMEANS SECURED TO AND EXTENDING ABOVE SAID TOP AND OF AN INVERTEDU-SHAPED CONFIGURATION, A FILLING OPENING IN SAID TOP DISPOSED BENEATHSAID HANDLE MEANS, A CLOSURE FOR SAID OPENING CONFORMING TO THECONVEXITY OF SAID TOP AND SECURED AT ONE END TO SAID TOP AT ONE SIDE OFSAID OPENING AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF SAID TOP AND ACROSS SAIDOPENING FASTENING MEANS DETACHABLY SECURING THE OTHER END OF SAIDCLOSURE TO SAID TOP, A SOLID FLUENT MATERIAL DELIVERY MEANS FOR SAIDCONTAINER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBE MOUNTED UPON AN END WALL OF SAIDCONTAINER AT SAID BOTTOM AND EXTENDING FROM SAID CONTAINER IN THE SAMEDIRECTION AS SAID HANDLE MEANS, SAID TUBE HAVING COMMUNICATION WITH THEINTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER AT SAID BOTTOM.